“Extremely painful decision”: MSF withdraws from two facilities in Port-au-Prince

Médecins sans frontières announced on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, to withdraw from its projects in the west of the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Two of these medical centres, in Turgeau and Carrefour, which benefited two million people, will thus be closed for at least three months. This decision follows a "targeted attack on a clearly identified convoy", says the NGO.

“Extremely painful decision”: MSF withdraws from two facilities in Port-au-Prince

“Extremely painful decision”: MSF withdraws from two facilities in Port-au-Prince The deteriorating security situation in Haiti, as well as a targeted attack in mid-March, have forced us to withdraw from two medical facilities while we continue other medical programs. Kate Rankin April 8 2025, 11:00am This period will allow an assessment as to whether the evolving security context enables the return of MSF teams.  One MSF staff was injured in…

"In the face of the deterioration of security in downtown Port-au-Prince, MSF makes the difficult decision to suspend its activities in these two structures for a minimum of three months." According to MSF, this period will assess whether the evolution of the security environment offers the necessary conditions for the return of its teams. This decision follows an attack by MSF vehicles on March 15th. According to the humanitarian organization, …

Port-au-Prince, April 8, 2025 – Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced the suspension of its operations in the medical centres of Turgeau and Carrefour, from April 9, 2025, for a period of three months. This difficult decision comes in a context of extreme insecurity in Port-au-Prince, marked by an armed attack on an MSF convoy on March 15th. A targeted and deliberate attack As MSF was already evacuating its centre in Turgeau due to the increa…

Haiti: MSF withdraws from two medical facilities in Port-au-Prince as widespread violence intensifies | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

Following the targeted attack on March 15 against a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) convoy travelling between its Turgeau emergency centre and its Carrefour trauma hospital and in view of the deteriorating security situation in downtown Port-au-Prince, MSF has taken the difficult decision to withdraw from these two structures for a minimum period of three months. This period will allow an assessment as to whether the evolv…